Rally racing is a thrill not everyone has the balls to experience. It is an adventure only the most passionate are willing to undertake. While the F1 racing means the driver is literally going around in circles, rally racing happens in locales known for spectacular natural sights and always a new turn for the drivers.
(The following pictures bear the name of the driver in captions.)
1. Rally racing means there will plumes of dust.
Hayden Paddon.
2. Dust always forms the background in these races.
Ott Tanak and his co-driver Raigo Molder.
3. Turns such as this are not unusual.
Nasser Al-Attiyah.
4. There are jumps.
Dani Sordo.
5. And jumps over a snowy course.
Andreas Mikkelsen.
6. Accidents are not unusual in rally racing. Cars may end up in rivers, into trees, or at the bottom of a cliff.
Ott Tanak seen.
7. But crowds gather in high numbers to watch the revving vehicles charting on unmetalled roads.
Elfyn Evans.
8. The wheels leave behind a smorgasbord of dust, pebbles, and tar.
Sebastien Ogier.
9. Rally racing takes drivers and navigators on less explored areas of beautiful locales.
Hayden Paddon.
10. Drifting on grainy tracks is an art only a rally driver can master.
Sebastien Chardonnet.
11. A rally car goes over pebbles, dust, water, concrete and everything else that makes up a route.
Jari Ketomaa.
12. Cars are specially modified for rally racing.
Sebastien Ogier.
13. Driving in the night adds to the thrill of rally racing.
Elfyn Evans.
And this video from World Rally Championships is for those who want to know more about driving like a maniac.
All pictures courtesy: Jaanus Ree/Red Bull Content Pool